Meaning

1 senses

  1. Legal proceedings; a lawsuit.

    Action

More definitions
  • a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

Examples

11 sentences

  1. Tom decided to take legal action.

    deTom beschloss, den Rechtsweg zu beschreiten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. We've decided against taking legal action.

    megamanenm · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. You must take legal action against him.

    menaud · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. The lawyer recommended that his client take legal action.

    deDer Rechtsanwalt empfahl seinem Mandanten, rechtliche Schritte einzuleiten. — pne

    sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. I am not taking legal action against their children.

    tieguy · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

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By meaning 1
legal proceedings:

Forms

plural: legal actions
Singularlegal action
Plurallegal actions

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
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Close in meaning
  • a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong:actionaction at law

See also

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legacyC1legalB1legalitylegalizationlegalize
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